Table 1 A description of participating services
Patient Population | Sex Ratio (m:f) | Service Description | Sample Size | Proportion Female* | Age (sd)** | Duration of Illness In Years*** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cardiology | 2:1 | Inpatients receiving medical management and diagnostic procedures admitted for cardiac and postoperative thoracic surgery | 30 | 40.0% | 66.2 (12.7) | 6.6 (11.9) |
Renal Dialysis | 3:2 | Outpatients receiving regular hemodialysis | 29 | 58.6% | 61.4 (15.2) | 10.5 (8.8) |
Mental Health | 2:3 | Inpatient psychiatric services and outpatient attendees in a day program providing various forms of individual and group medical and psychosocial therapies | 19 | 57.9% | 43.5 (8.8) | 8.2 (8.5) |
Cancer | 0:1 | Outpatients attending a genito-urinary follow-up clinic, being seen for counseling, or attending meditation or support groups | 29 | 44.8% | 59.1 (14.1) | 2.4 (4.0) |
Chronic Pain | 1:8 | Outpatients attending medical and psychosocial treatments for chronic pain of difference etiologies | 14 | 92.9% | 47.1 (11.4) | 8.4 (7.4) |
Sleep Disorders | 1:6 | Outpatients receiving assessment and/or treatment for breathing problems during sleep | 15 | 40.0% | 50.0 (11.6) | 5.4 (7.2) |